Proclus on nature : philosophy of nature and its methods in Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Timaeus / by Marije Martijn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martijn, Marije.

Series:

Philosophia antiqua ; v. 121.

Philosophia antiqua : a series of studies on ancient philosophy, 0079-1687 ; v. 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy of nature--History.

Philosophy of nature.

Proclus, approximately 410-485. On the Timaeus.

Proclus.

Plato. Timaeus.

Plato.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of Proclus’ immense philosophical system, the part concerning the natural world may well be the most fascinating. Traditional scholarship tends to downplay that part of Neoplatonism, in favour of idealism, but recently this attitude is changing. This study contributes to that development by showing how Proclus’ natural philosophy relates to theology, while remaining a science in its own right. Starting from his Commentary on Plato’s Timaeus, it presents a revision of Proclus’ metaphysics of nature and provides new insight into his surprisingly peripatetic philosophy of science, the role of mathematics, and the nature of discourse in natural philosophy. This book will be of interest both to students of the Platonic tradition, and to historians of natural science, metaphysics and epistemology.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M. Martijn

Chapter One. Introduction / M. Martijn

Chapter Two. Platonic ΦΥΣΙΣ According To Proclus / M. Martijn

Chapter Three. The Prooemium: The Geometrical Method Of Physiologia / M. Martijn

Chapter Four. After The Prooemium: Mathematics, The Senses, And Life / M. Martijn

Chapter Five. Discourse And Reality: The ΕΙΚΩΣ ΛΟΓΟΣ / M. Martijn

Chapter Six. Conclusion / M. Martijn

Bibliography / M. Martijn

Index Rerum / M. Martijn

Index Locorum / M. Martijn.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Leiden University.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-95234-X

9786612952340

90-04-19325-1

OCLC:

697175323

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004181915.i-362 DOI